Friday, October 27th, Everglades National Park and their concession partner, Guest Services Inc., marked the end of a long process to bring the Flamingo Area of the Park back to
The Taylor Slough Flow Improvement Project will install up to 18 culverts at nine locations along the Old Ingraham Highway in Everglades National Park to improve the distribution of freshwater flows.
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More than 200 people called into the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s virtual meeting to share their thoughts on the banning of nonnative reptiles.
More than 200 people called into the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s virtual meeting to share their thoughts on the banning of nonnative reptiles.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held a virtual meeting Thursday where they approved the prohibition of the ownership and commercial use of 16 out of 4,000 nonnative and invasive reptiles.
The rules, which were approved by a unanimous vote, apply to animals like the Argentine black and white tegu, Burmese python, and green iguana that are found to be “high-risk” to Florida’s environment and economy.
Feb. 22 Wildlife managers in Florida are finally moving to address an existential question: If the state is like an all-you-can eat buffet for invasive reptiles originally introduced as exotic pets, then why are some of those species still imported and sold by breeders and pet stores? Until 2010, the now infamous Burmese python was easily found at pet stores across Florida, even as scientific .